Cassell’s History of England.
by [England] CASSELL, John
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London, Paris, New York & Melbourne:: Cassell, [ca.1899]., 1899. Eight volumes. 4to. xii, 612 (standard pagination for all volumes). Frontispieces, profusely illustrated throughout, indexes; slightly browning along margins, endpapers lightly foxed. Original quarter gilt-stamped maroon calf over dark blue textured cloth, binding by W. Scovell, Wolverhampton; extremities rubbed, joint cracked on vol. I, vols. 6 & 8 with minor kozo repair to outer joint. Bookplates of Frederick C. Thompson (corner text scoured off). Very good. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND AND FULLY ILLUSTRATED. This revised edition had been enhanced with additional, beautiful and "originally drawings by the best artists" (title). We have eight volumes; some other sets include two additional volumes, but this history here is complete to the year 1898. These volumes are titled: Volumes I-VIII: From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses; From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion’ From the Great Rebellion to the Fall of Marlborough; From the Fall of Marlborough to the Peninsular War; From the Peninsular War to the Death of Sir Robert Peel; From the Death of Sir Robert Peel to the Illness of the Prince of Wales; From the Illness of the Prince of Wales to the British Occupation of Egypt; From the British Occupation of Egypt to the Death of Mr. Gladstone. Laid in are at least two leaves of advertisements including one from Cassell & Company publishers, for the Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Diamond Jubilee Day, June 22, 1897. Another sheet is a tipped in insert to Vol. III, from the Koko-Maricopas Co., Ltd., to prevent graying of hair and "prevents hair falling"
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LLV2362
- Title
- Cassell’s History of England.
- Author
- [England] CASSELL, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell, [ca.1899].
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris, New York & Melbourne:
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 10.00 lbs
- Keywords
- England
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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